Daily Republican., 1887-08-09
TUESDAY. AUGUST .. 1887.
WE WOULD esteem 1t . fAvoI II our
readers would send to the REPUBLICAN,
OH 20 the names OF persons leaving the
ci " during the warm weather.
The High school lrouble.


The High school arouble.
The High School principslship 70.
o sived another airing last night before |
tho Board of E luoation, this time upon
direct charges aud . demand for an in
vessie alton from two lady teachers who
stand next to the principal In the boys
department. The charges made, which
viii be found In the local report, are
uch that demand . thorough tnvesti.
cation, and none but those really set In
their ways BY prejudice Gan consistently
oppose m investigation. It would be
sin pie madness for Professor Graham
to attempt to take his position again IS
principal OF the Boys High School
without impersttvely demanding an in
vestigation. II the charges made
against him should prove to be un-
founded then he will have gained .
great moral victory and he will stand
higher before the community than he
has ever stood before. Those who OPP
posed IN Investigation are not Professor
GrahAm's best friends. Conscious Of
his innocence, and Of the malignity Of
the attacks made upon him, they should
have met the demand for an investiga-
tlon boldly and mantully. They should
have defended the honor and dignity Of
tho man who by mere scratch they
h.va piSced ct the head OF the Boys
High sohooi. They should have re-
futed tho charges made By these two
distinguished lady teAchers an sno
ins thAt they were false and unfounded,
thoy should then have bounced them
ont OF their positions as unworthy OF
o,oupying high places in tho highest
department OF the pu blic ecnools Of
.Tumington. The friends OF Mr.. Gra-
ham have ths power to do this. They
are . majority In the board, whether
right or wrong, and whsther rlgns Or
wrong they seem 70 think tha. they ore
the best friends OF Mr.. Graham by de.
fe.Ating . demand for an Investigation
into charges that the public, the
schools, the Board OF Flu: cation, and
Mr.. G sahAm himself canno. afford to
le. 70 uninvestigased.
Mr. Graham him self said to both MT.
Morgan and Mr.. Pyle, 80 those gentle
men stated last night, that he wanted,
yes, he courted, an investigation by any
com mlttee outside Of the committee ON
the High School, which he said was
pref udioed against him. Uaforsu'
nate,y he did not demand one Of ths
Board OF E iucstion last night.
Had he done 90, the charges madt
against him would not have be,on'
pablo property and the subjec. for pub
lls discussion as 1t has been. He |!
far seeing II he can 500 his way out o
the difficulty yet without an 10 vestisa'
tlon. Now, what ID to become o. th'
Boys High school under these circum
stances? Oan 1t prosper with such an
tagonisslc elements .. the head OF II
Mr.. Graham and the two ladies mex. t
him in rank are opposed to each other
There Is suoh total lack OF harmon!
between them tha. all good Efforts t.
advance and teAch the boys Committed
to their care must be negstived. Mtsse
Hare and Pyle have given their reason
for opposing Mr.. Graham In the charge
they hsve m Ade az 2inst him. Mr.. Ora
hams friends say for h. n that they ar
unfoundei, and yet they rasuse Au Offer
to prove them true or to prove theE
fAl,e. The public does not kuo
whether the ladies are In the fault {
whether the principal Is in the faui
Ba. the public does know that sach
state of things should not exist. Or
or the other the public argues is wron
IL the charges are not true, II they we!
made M aliciously to injure the in "A uen
OF Professor Graham only, then there
no question about 1. these ladies sheul
be inmsdIstely expelled from their p
sitious. II the caarges made by the
are true, waere Is the sensible ma
woman or child In the community "
will defend Professor Grahsm, as bsil
aproper person to be principal OF
B1ys' High school of Wilmington? 4
together 1t is most unfortunA.e affa
and should have been settled withc
30 muca publtcity. Bu. wha. Is to
done? Simply nothing. The friends
Mr.. GrshA IN have determined that
investigation shall be m .de. Mr.. G
ham demands no Investigation. !
charges OF the lady teacher. 60 un
swered, or are lsld upon the table
unworthy Of answer. School will o.
the frst OF September with Mr.. Crab
rs principal, and with two ladies as
assistants who charge him with bs
incompetent, Win oeloG un gentlems
and with being untrutatul. W
kind Of harmony can be brought ou
suoh inhArmony? We have no d.
in the world tha. Professor GrA
will do the best he knows how nfte,
shsklng up he has got, aud ths Ia
may strive their very utmost TO Il
everything as pleasant as possible
will this bring the harmony OF su,
fal teaching that will result in
benefits 10 those taught, or will
sall be V esuv!us In the High Sc
liable to burst out at any moment!
No EFFORTS are being left un
by the Constitution Centennial
mission tc make the cele5rs.i Of
Philadelphia nexs Ssp.en Der .
plete su ocess. The managers have
oseded In securing very favorable
FROM all the railroads, which will
tickakA pond far RlxtaAD dAya MT n